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Signed Arbitration Agreement, But Sex Harassment Lawsuit Against Tesla Proceeds In Court

Signed Arbitration Agreement, But Sex Harassment Lawsuit Against Tesla Proceeds In Court

Tesla Inc. must keep defending itself in open court against claims that female employees face ‘rampant sexual harassment’ in its largest California factory, a judge ruled, spurning the company’s request for closed-door arbitration.
May 26, 2022 Liability Litigation California

NHTSA To Study Tesla Crash That Killed 3 In Newport Beach

NHTSA To Study Tesla Crash That Killed 3 In Newport Beach

The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system.
May 19, 2022 Auto Technology California

Animal Collisions Nationwide Increased During The Pandemic

Animal Collisions Nationwide Increased During The Pandemic

Automobile collisions involving wildlife can be deeply traumatizing and costly for drivers and their passengers, but a new report from State Farm reveals just how common of an occurrence such crashes are.
May 17, 2022 Auto California Michigan North Carolina Pennsylvania Texas

Coastal Fire Torches 20 Upscale Homes In Laguna Beach Area

Coastal Fire Torches 20 Upscale Homes In Laguna Beach Area

A wildfire near Laguna Beach, California, has already destroyed 20 homes and will likely continue to ravage the region throughout the day.
May 12, 2022 Property California

Suit Says USAA Owes Californians More Than $5M In COVID ’Windfall’ Profits

Suit Says USAA Owes Californians More Than $5M In COVID ’Windfall’ Profits

A lawsuit filed against USAA by auto insurance policyholder Philip Johnson in California alleges the company has ‘scored a windfall’ of profit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to ‘charge and collect excessive premiums’ in 2020 and 2021 despite fewer cars on the road resulting in a decreased number of claims.
April 28, 2022 Auto Litigation California

Tesla Insurance Rolls Out Driver Safety Score To Californian Customers

Tesla Insurance Rolls Out Driver Safety Score To Californian Customers

Tesla Insurance recently announced that it has rolled out its controversial driver safety score to its customers in California, the largest market for the coverage. The score is based on real-time tracking of driver behaviors while using the vehicle.
April 14, 2022 Auto California

California Utility To Pay $55M For Massive Wildfires

California Utility To Pay $55M For Massive Wildfires

Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility, has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked by its aging Northern California power lines and submit to five years of oversight in an attempt to prevent more deadly blazes.
April 13, 2022 Catastrophe Litigation Property California

Blaze Destroys Home Depot In San Jose, Raises Safety Questions

Blaze Destroys Home Depot In San Jose, Raises Safety Questions

It took San Jose and mutual aid firefighters more than six hours to get a San Jose Home Depot fire under control just before midnight on Sunday -- at its peak 110 crews were battling the 5-alarm blaze.
April 11, 2022 Property California

Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles Angels Over Brain-Damaging Incident

Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles Angels Over Brain-Damaging Incident

A 6-year-old boy suffered a fractured skull and brain damage when he was accidentally hit by a baseball thrown by a Los Angeles Angels player who was warming up before a 2019 game, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday that blames the injury on the team’s negligence.
April 11, 2022 Liability Litigation California

Insurer Not Obligated To Defend Landscaping Firm In Landslide Case

Insurer Not Obligated To Defend Landscaping Firm In Landslide Case

An insurer is not obligated to defend or indemnify a landscaping company for a catastrophic landslide that occurred at homeowners’ properties under a policy exclusion, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in affirming a lower court ruling.
March 16, 2022 Litigation Property California

$38.5M Settlement For Nine Injured By Overpass Collapse

$38.5M Settlement For Nine Injured By Overpass Collapse

A $38.5 million settlement has been reached between the builders of a bridge over the 91 Freeway in Corona and nine workers injured when part of the structure collapsed in 2015.
March 15, 2022 Liability Litigation California

Former Employee Sues Tesla Over Safety Non-Compliance, Discrimination

Former Employee Sues Tesla Over Safety Non-Compliance, Discrimination

A lawsuit filed in California on Friday against Tesla by a former manager alleges whistleblowing retaliation, wrongful termination, racial discrimination, and more following many attempts to notify managers and higher-ups of safety violations.
March 1, 2022 Liability Litigation California

California Insurance Commissioner Demands Insurers Cut Rates For Wildfire Retrofits

California Insurance Commissioner Demands Insurers Cut Rates For Wildfire Retrofits

As an insurance crisis persists in California wildfire country, state regulators are preparing to order companies to offer discounts to homeowners who install double-pane windows, fire-safe roofs or take other steps to reduce the danger to properties.
March 1, 2022 Legislation & Regulation Property California

What’s a ‘Feral Swine Bomb’? Don’t Worry, It’s Just Another Distraction From the Risks You Should Be Concerned About

What’s a ‘Feral Swine Bomb’? Don’t Worry, It’s Just Another Distraction From the Risks You Should Be Concerned About

The prose in the Feb. 2 New York Times article was breathless. Feral pigs in the San Francisco Bay Area are tearing up lawns and ripping their way through golf course fairways. One biologist characterized the pig incursions as a ‘feral swine bomb.’ Wow. Sounds heavy.
February 21, 2022 Risk Management California

California Sues Tesla Over Alleged Rampant Discrimination Against Black Employees

California Sues Tesla Over Alleged Rampant Discrimination Against Black Employees

California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing is suing Elon Musk’s company Tesla over racism and harassment toward Black employees at Tesla’s plant in Fremont, Calif., according to a lawsuit filed by the state this week. The company has called the lawsuit "unfair."
February 11, 2022 Liability Litigation California
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